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Milk container

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a milk container made by a woman who starts from the bottom. A centre is made of suta with the help of needle ergemsa is sewn around circles of suta, placed outside or on top of each other. The work is continued in this way forming the core as it builds up. The lid is made in the same way starting from the top. The core can be used for bowder if for a long time there seems to be more containers that can be filled with milk. A core maybe used for keeping small items like keys needles. It's used to make sour milk.

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  • Title: Milk container
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Milk container
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Reeds, Cowrie Shell
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Chicho
  • Community: Chicho
  • Collection Date: 1976-01-04
  • Collected By: J.Frentz
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